Wringer.



H. L. DIETZ.

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APPLIUATION FILED MAY 14, 190s.

Patented M2129, 1909.

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HERMAN L. DIETZ, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

WRINGER.

Specicaton of Letters Patent.

Patented March 9, 1909.

Application filed May 14, 1908. Serial No. 432,758.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HERMAN L. Dm'rz, a citizen of the United States of America, and a resident of Chicago, county of Cook, and State of Illinois, have invented a new and useful Improvement in VVringers, of which the following is a specification.

My invention pertains to portable clotheswringing devices, of the specific type designed for wringing mops.

I provide a frame with platform for holding a water bucket, and two movable press rollers adapted to be brought together over the water bucket, one of the rollers being provided with a crank for turning.

I provide a swinging frame of novel design for an idler roller, simple means easily operated for removing the idler roller from its frame, mop guides for the object being wrung to confine it to central portions of the press rollers, and apedal-operated mechanism for bringing the driving roller into operative engagement with the idler roller or with the mop to be wrung.

In the drawings Figure 1 shows side elevation of the device 0f my invention; Fig. 2 shows section of a portion of same on the dotted line A-A of Fig. 3; Fig. 3 shows plan or top view of the device, and Fig. 4 shows detail of latch.

The frame comprises platform 1, uprights 2 2' 2" 23 and top bars 3 3. Upon cross piece 4 and its companion on the opposite side of the frame, is pivoted pedal lever 5 under tension of springs 6 6' extending to posts 2 2', by which the pedal 5 is held normally in its elevated position. Idler roller 7 is hung in a swinging frame composed of two yokes 8 8' bolted together, the yoke 8 being pivoted to the top parts of corner posts 2" 23 and the roller 7 being pivotally sustained in the yoke 8'. Idler roller 7 is placed in notches in the ends of yoke 8' and is retained therein by spring latches 9 9' operating as follows: Latch 9 is pivotally held upon a rivet 10 in yoke 8 and a pin or tooth 11 is fixed in latch 9 and extends through or into an opening in yoke 8. The latch 9 is of spring material and by pulling the free end away from the end of the idler roller 7, the elasticity of the part 9 permits the part 11 to be withdrawn from the part 8' when the part 9 may be swung upward upon the part 10 as a pivot, thus releasing one end of the roller 7. Latch 9 is of similar construction but roller 7 may be removed after releasing but one of the latches.

Mop guides 12 12 are riveted to the swinging frame holding the roller 7, rivets 13 serving to unite the two parts of the frame and the two guides, each rivet passing through one guide and both parts of the frame. When the roller 7 is dropped into position for use as shown in Figs. 2 and 3, the ends of the roller shaft engage notches in the top bars of the frame and the roller turns therein as in journal boxes.

The driving roller 14 is laid upon the upper surface of the top bars 3 3 and is confined by straps 15 15'. The shaft of the roller 14 is journaled in pitman links 16 16', which are pivotally attached at their opposite ends to the pedal lever 5. By depress ing the pedal 5', the pedal lever 5 swings upon its pivots 17 and, acting through the pitman links 16 16', draws the driving roller 14 toward and against the roller 7, if that roller is in its lowered position; the springs 66 withdraw the driving roller 14 when the foot is removed from the pedal, the shaft of the driving roller 14 then resting against the elastic cushions 18 18 within the shoulders of the straps 15 15'. These elastic cushions prevent noise when the roller 14 is returned to its position of rest.

It will be noted that the axis of the idler roller 7 lies below the line of direction of the movement of the axis of the driving roller 14, and that the driving roller 14, therefore, is above the idler roller 7 and tends to confine it within its journal boxes. IVhen the rollers are pressed together by a pressure upon the pedal 5', either with or without an intervening obj ect to be wrung, the shaft of the roller 7 will be pressed downward within its journal boxes, the shaft of the driving roller 14 will be drawn downward by the inclined pitman links 16 16', the angle of which is illustrated in Fig. 2.

The device is shown in Fig. 1 in condition for receiving the water bucket; in Fig. 3 in condition for receiving the mop or object to be wrung, and in Fig. 2 in position for wringing.

To illustrate my invention I have shown a specific construction, but do not wish to limit myself to that specific construction.

lhat I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by United States Letters Pat-ent is set'forth in the claims following.

1. In a wringer, a fixed frame having a ilo pair of notches; a pair of press rolls', one of said rolls movable in a rectilinear path and the other of said rolls resting in the notches of said iiXed frame and having its aXis out of the line of direction of movement of the axis of said first roll; a pivoted notcled frame for said second roll; and a pair of spring latches holding said roll in the notches of said pivoted frame when not wringing, said first roll holding said second roll in the notches of said fixed frame when wringing, said spring latches consisting each of a spring pivotally attached to said frame and carrying a tooth adapted to engage said frame to prevent movement of said latch when in position to hold said roll, substantially as described.

yof a spring pivotally attached to said frame and carrying a tooth adapted to engage said frame to prevent movement of said latch when in position for holding said shaft, suhstantially as described.

Signed by me at Chicago, county of Cook and State kof Illinois in the presence of two witnesses.

HERMAN L. DlETZ. lVitnesses KEMPSTER B. MILLER, HARRIET L. SMITH. 

